Whitefish Bay Police Jail

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The Whitefish Bay Police Jail is located at 5300 North Marlborough Drive in Whitefish Bay, WI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Whitefish Bay Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Whitefish Bay Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Whitefish Bay Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Whitefish Bay Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Whitefish Bay Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who have been arrested, which includes status, and visiting schedule. You can also get info for anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Whitefish Bay Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Whitefish Bay Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your legal name, home address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process can take between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged. It also will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Whitefish Bay Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to give information about each visitor to the Whitefish Bay Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered into the log for the requesting inmate. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 414-962-3830 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Whitefish Bay Police Jail you have to first be on their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Whitefish Bay Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Whitefish Bay Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Whitefish Bay Police Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Whitefish Bay Police Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Whitefish Bay Police Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you think you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Milwaukee County court website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Milwaukee County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Whitefish Bay Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Whitefish Bay Police Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Whitefish Bay Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 414-962-3830 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Whitefish Bay Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

All phone calls from the Whitefish Bay Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, phone calls could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Whitefish Bay Police Jail phone number is: 414-962-3830

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls are shared with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Whitefish Bay Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Whitefish Bay Police Jail, click the link below.

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